Oh sugar, it looks like No 10 for me

She is a baronet’s daughter with a Bristol accent but the most surprising thing about the Tory leader’s wife is her aversion to politics

Can Samantha Cameron change her spots? The question does not relate to the £65 polka-dot Marks & Spencer dress in which the Tory leader's wife wowed the party conference last week, but an antipathy to politics she will have to resolve if the couple reach No 10.

She might have urged her husband David to seek the highest office in the land, but the prospect holds little allure for the 38-year-old working mother. Spotting a removal van outside the Camerons' new home a couple of years ago, a neighbour called out: "Next time you move, it'll be to Downing Street." She was reported to have replied: "I f****** hope not!"

The remark reflects an attitude towards Westminster bordering on hostility, said a writer who has closely followed Samantha's life: "I have been struck by the fact that even quite senior people in Cameron's own office have no real knowledge of